Trachymela sp. (genus)
Brown button beetle at Black Range, NSW
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| Trachymela sp. | KimPullen | 18 Oct 2020 | |
| Trachymela sp. | KimPullen | 18 Oct 2020 | |
| CHRYSOMELIDAE (family) | StephH | 12 Sep 2020 |
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Never seen this one before. About 12 mm long and found eating Grevillea rhyolitica. I'm guessing genus Paropsis or Paropsisterna, but there are so many ...
2 comments
13 Sep 2020
Thanks Jackie. I saw that species on another site but rejected it as not the same, but you're probably right to consider it a starting point.
18 Oct 2020
The black dorsal mark suggests Trachymela stigma as illustrated at https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:27912515-7c8b-4e5b-a29c-0ecf8ab6b200#overview . But there are so many species in the genus, and they are so poorly studied that I would be reluctant to go further than genus.
Very interesting that it was feeding on Grevillea - I have not previously heard of any Paropsis-group member feeding on Proteaceae.
Very interesting that it was feeding on Grevillea - I have not previously heard of any Paropsis-group member feeding on Proteaceae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.849758-36.730658
- Places Black Range, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Sep 2020 06:46 PM Recorded on
- StephH Recorded by
Collections
- StephH South Coast NatureMapr Trachymela sp. (genus) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Trachymela sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Brown button beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1766m Recorded at altitude
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